Charity on May 19th, 2009

It seems like everyday I wake up in backward world.  Up is down.  Down is up.  People who pay their bills on time and spend within their means are the bad guys, and people who don’t are the victims.  And it’s the government’s job to rescue people from their own financial screw-ups.
First, we have the [...]

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Charity on May 15th, 2009

Sometimes, if I have a long drive to take in the afternoon, I will put on Rush Limbaugh to see what he’s talking about.
One day, he was talking about the Obama personal finance plan, or something like that.  He said that you should not try to get your spending under control, but continue to spend [...]

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Charity on April 27th, 2009

Sunday was “Debt Day,” the day the US government spent all its tax revenues.  For the rest of the fiscal year, all money spent by the government is borrowed money.
For perspective, last year, Debt Day fell on August 5.  It was September 9 the year before that.
The fiscal year ends September 30.
Imagine if you already [...]

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Charity on April 15th, 2009

I was in Montpelier today for one of two tea parties in Vermont.  The crowd was a little bigger than the “23 confused looking folks” predicted by VDB.
Here’s a look at the crowd, via video.  I have to warn you, it is a little shaky.  I was trying to navigate my way through the crowd, [...]

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Charity on April 14th, 2009

Just a reminder that there will be a tax day “Tea Party” protest tomorrow in Montpelier.  She’s Right will be on the scene taking video to post.
The event will be taking place on the State House lawn from noon – 2:00.
From the facebook page:
Matt Cropp, of VT Campaign For Liberty, American Socialism for the Rich [...]

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Charity on April 1st, 2009

Conservatives and libertarians around the country have been organizing protests against the government bailouts and stimulus plans – and mounting trillion dollar debt obligations – called “Tea Parties,” in homage to the Boston Tea Party.  The mainstream media is for the most part not covering them.
There are tea parties planned all over the US for [...]

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Charity on March 27th, 2009

The mantra of the Obama administration.
And they don’t intend to let the AIG crisis pass without using it to justify expanding the powers of the federal government.
“Our system failed in fundamental ways.  To address this will require comprehensive reform. Not modest repairs at the margin, but new rules of the game.”
So said Treasury Secretary Timothy [...]

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Charity on February 13th, 2009

So, the House passed the stimulus bill.  Our national deficit is about to go through the floor.
Ironic, isn’t it?  That was what the left criticized Bush for, yet they managed to outdo him within a matter of weeks.
Well, we can laugh or we can cry.  It’s Friday, for Pete’s sake, let’s laugh.  There will be [...]

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Charity on February 12th, 2009

Here’s the “targeted, timely, and temporary” stimulus proposal President Obama said he wanted.  And it was proposed by a Democrat, not a Republican.
[The] START plan is a $170 billion “bare bones” pure stimulus approach that would put $100 billion immediately into the pockets of low- and middle-income Americans, then use the other $70 billion for [...]

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Charity on February 10th, 2009

Last night, I went to set up the VCR to record “24″ (I know, I live in the stone age) and caught the last few minutes of President Obama’s press conference.
Thanks to the wonders of the amazing internet workers, I was able to find a YouTube clip of the segment I saw.

NPR’s Mara Liasson asked [...]

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